John Brady
Question:397. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the cost of increasing the establishment figure of the Defence Forces by 2,000 to 11,500 personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51604/22]
View answerTuesday, 18 October 2022
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Last July the Government approved a move to ‘Level of Ambition 2’ (LOA2), as set out in the capability framework devised by the Commission on the Defence Forces. The move to LOA2 will require an additional 2,000 personnel (civil and military) over and above the current establishment figures, with related, ongoing recruitment work now being facilitated through the Defence Forces recruitment campaign, ‘BE MORE'.
A key enabler supporting this initiative will be the recruitment of the Head of Transformation and the Head of Strategic HR n the Defence Forces, as outlined in the High Level Action Plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces. The external advertisement and progression of both these roles are vital early actions to be completed within 6 months of the Government Decision
Ultimately, the costing of the additional numbers will be subject to a detailed workforce planning exercise. In that context, and commensurate with the associated levels of organisational change required, final, definitive costings are currently not available.